to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
just a minute; small quantity
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
like this; in this way; as you see
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of